Amani OruwariyeNorth Team

SENIOR (2018): 

Awards: Earned a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's coaches and media...Selected first-team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press...Named All-Big Ten by ESPN...Accepted an invitation to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl...Named the team's Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player, with Shareef Miller, at the team's awards banquet...Is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award...Named to the Pro Football Focus Midseason All-Big Ten team...Selected to Pro Football Focus National and Big Ten Teams of the Week following the Pittsburgh (9/8) game.

Season: Made 12 starts...One of 19 players to make their first career start this year...One of 22 players to have earned their degree entering the 2019 Citrus Bowl...Graduated with his degree in telecommunications in December 2017...Graduated in December 2018 with a degree in broadcast journalism.

Rankings: Ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 17 in the nation with 1.3 passes defended per game...Is No. 8 in the Big Ten and No. 49 in the FBS with three interceptions.

Appalachian State (9/1): Made his first career start...Recorded seven tackles...Sealed the game with an interception in overtime, his sixth career pick, his third-straight season opener with a pick...Forced the first fumble of his career. at Pittsburgh (9/8): Made three solo tackles...Picked off a pass in the first quarter, marking the second time in his career he made interceptions in back-to-back games...Broke up two passes...Named the coaching staff's Defensive Player of the Week. Kent State (9/15): Collected three tackles, including his first career tackle for loss...Added two pass breakups. at Illinois (9/21): Recorded three tackles...Broke up one pass. Ohio State (9/29): Made four stops, including three solo. Michigan State (10/13): Collected four tackles...Broke up four passes. at Indiana (10/20): Recorded a career-best nine tackles. Iowa (10/27): Registered six tackles, including three solo...Added two pass breakups. at Michigan (11/3): Collected two solo tackles. Wisconsin (11/10): Made four stops, all solo...Intercepted a pass in the second quarter. at Rutgers (11/17): Assisted on a tackle. Maryland (11/24): Registered three solo tackles...Tied a career high with a full tackle for loss...Added a pass breakup.

JUNIOR (2017): 

Awards: Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from coaches and media voters...Was the first Nittany Lion cornerback to earn first or second team All-Big Ten honors since Lydell Sargeant (second team) in 2008...Garnered second-team All-Big Ten from Phil Steele...Earned first-team All-ECAC.

Season: Appeared in 11 games.

Rankings: Finished No. 26 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten in interceptions per game (0.4; 4 INT)...His six passes defended at Michigan State (5 PBU, 1 INT) tied for the most in the FBS in 2017 (D. Ward, Ohio State at Indiana; D. Lewis Jr., Tulane at East Carolina; Kris Boyd, Texas vs. Texas Tech)...Tied for No. 10 in the Big Ten in passes defended per game (1.1).

Akron (9/2): Made three stops...Hauled in his second career interception to create Penn State’s first takeaway of the Season...Also broke up one pass...One of eight players to be a part of three-straight Seasons with a shutout (Illinois, 2015; at Rutgers, 2016; Akron & Georgia State, 2017), marking the longest such streak since a three-year span from 1989-91...Part of a defense that posted a Season-opening shutout for the first time since 2007 (FIU, 59-0). Pittsburgh (9/9): Had three tackles...Added one pass breakup, a third-down breakup to force a first-quarter punt. Indiana (9/30): Made two tackles...Posted his third career interception – and second of the Season – returning it for 17 yards. at Northwestern (10/7): Logged one tackle...Pulled in his third interception of the Season to halt Northwestern’s opening drive at the Penn State 10...Is the second Penn State DB to have interceptions in back-to-back games in 2017, joining Grant Haley (Pittsburgh and Georgia State)...Had one pass breakup. Michigan (10/21): Made four tackles. at Ohio State (10/28): Totaled five tackles. at Michigan State (11/4): Had a fourth-quarter interception to end a Michigan State drive deep in Penn State territory...Had two tackles...Added a career-high five pass breakups, the most by a Nittany Lion since Justin King’s five vs. Purdue in 2007. Rutgers (11/11): Made one tackle...Part of a defense that allowed just 43 passing yards, the fewest in a game since giving up 32 vs. Army (2015)...The 43 passing yards are the fewest allowed by Penn State in Big Ten play...Held Rutgers to just seven pass completions, the second-fewest allowed by the Nittany Lions in a Big Ten game. Nebraska (11/18): Made five stops, including one on kickoff coverage. at Maryland (11/25): Had one tackle. vs. Washington (12/30): Totaled one stop.

SOPHOMORE (2016): 

Season: Appeared in 11 games. 

Kent State (9/3): Made two tackles...Recorded his first career interception in the third quarter and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown...It was the first interception return for a touchdown since 2014 vs. Temple (Haley). at Pittsburgh (9/10): Logged two solo stops. Temple (9/17): Made one assisted tackle. at Michigan (9/24): Made three stops. at Purdue (10/29): Logged one tackle. Iowa (11/5): Logged two solo stops. at Indiana (11/12): Made one tackle...Had one pass breakup. at Rutgers (11/19): Had three tackles. Michigan State (11/26): Logged a career-high seven stops – including four solo stops. vs. USC (1/2): Made one stop on kickoff coverage.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): 

Season: Appeared in 13 games...Was one of 17 redshirt freshmen to see action. 

Rutgers (9/19): Recorded his first career tackle on kickoff coverage to start the third quarter. Army (10/3): Made two tackles. vs. Maryland (10/24): Made one tackle. Illinois (10/31): Made one tackle...Had one pass breakup.

REDSHIRT (2014): 

Redshirt Season.

HIGH SCHOOL:

A three-year letterman at Gaither High School for head coach Jason Stokes...Named team MVP from his defensive back position as a senior...Recorded 47 tackles, two tackles for loss, four interceptions and nine pass breakups as a senior to earn first-team all-district honors...Was invited to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game following his senior Season...On special teams, blocked four kicks during his senior Season...As a junior, totaled 43 tackles, three interceptions and three blocked kicks...Helped the Cowboys win the 2012 Class 7-A District Championship...Made 31 stops with five interceptions as a sophomore...Helped lead Gaither to a pair of playoff wins as a sophomore...Rated a three-star recruit by all four major recruiting services...Ranked as a Top 100 recruit in Florida by Rivals and 247Sports.

PERSONAL:

Full name is Amani Horatio Oruwariye...Son of Alfred and Karen Oruwariye...Has two older brothers, Alfred and Aaron...Enjoys tubing, playing video games and spending time with family and friends...Graduated in December 2017 with a degree in telecommunications...Working on a second degree in journalism...Born February 9, 1996 in St. Petersburg, Florida.